What To Do.....What To Do

Let me tell you.....Thank God It's Friday!!!

What a week!

First , Mr.Misery came home Monday night with busted knee. It was swollen like nobody's business. Visit to our doctor revealed torn or broken cartilage. Now, he's waiting for a specialist, MRI and probably surgery. If everything goes well he'll be back at work by the end of August.

Then my children and my nephews started throwing up one by one.....stomach flu time.

Yesterday morning the bug decided to attach itself to me because, apparently, I have nothing else to do, but sit in my bed with a bucket and quietly cry in pain.

It's Friday and I am starting to feel better. The kids are back at school except HB and hopefully the worse is behind us.

Speaking of school. Summer holidays officially start next Wednesday. If you ask my kids they started week ago.

I have a decision to make. I need to decide if LP will remain in First Nation School or if I put him to public school like his brother and his friends.

As I already mentioned LP attends First Nations School (free private school). We are not First Nation people, but I signed LP for Headstart Kindergarten 3 years ago and he's been there since.

Many people around me can't understand why I would put my child there. They look down on everything that has to do with First Nation people.

It's so sad that FN people get such a bad rap. They've been through so much hardship as a nation.

There is many Native Bands across North America and yes, I agree some bands are lazy and violent. Majority bands are full of hardworking people trying to preserve their heritage, language and still be part of "our" world.

My son attends Osoyoos Indian Band school.

Osoyoos Indian Band lead by Chief Clarence Louie was always one of the most progressive bands.

The Osoyoos Indian Band with only 450 members manages businesses with annual budgets in excess of $l7 million dollars and administers its own health, social, educational and municipal services.

One of their services is Sen-Pok-Chin school that LP attends. I know one of these years I would have to put LP into public system due to SPC being very small (grades 4-7 have only 5 students).

I have been thinking if this is the year when I make the switch, but I love the school and the teachers.

When I walk into HBs public school (small school about 250 students) teachers and emplyees hardly say Hello. When I walk into LPs school everybody wants to chat and wants to know what's new.Not only the teachers and staff, but all the little children.

When some child (no matter what class) sees me walking in they start yelling: "LP your mom is here." Then they decide that I need their help to locate my child. It's so cute.

I made little list to help me make the decision:

School bus: to the front door/had to fight with school board to get it for my D-son
Class size: 10/30
Lunch salad bar: FREE/$21.00 per month
Family nights with dinner: once a month/NEVER
Skating lessons: 8/3
Skiing lessons: 8/0
Swimming lessons: 10 (getting Red Cross badge every year higher) / 3

I think this list says it all.

In LPs school parents get free 1-hour exercise with instructor every Wednesday.

Recognition assembly in LPs school is big dinner with special awards (little Oscars) and making EVERY child feel special.

Recognition assembly in HBs school is one hour before lunch at the gym giving recognition to kids who don't really deserve it (some that do).

End of the school year trip for senior classes in LPs school is 4 day trip and HBs school is day at the beach (happening today - HB decided to stay home).

I think I will sign the paper today and let LP continue in his school.



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